FIRST Confederate Officer to die in the War Between The States
N 29° 56.678 W 082° 06.672
17R E 392764 N 3313169
The man the county is named for, after Legislature changed it, was the first Confederate officer to die in the Civil War.
Waymark Code: WM8VF9
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 05/16/2010
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On December 6, 1861, Gov. John Milton signed a law changing the name of New River County to Bradford County. The Legislature has passed the law in honor of Captain Richard G. Bradford of Madison who was killed October 9, 1861, in the Battle of Santa Rosa Island. This battle was fought in an attempt to capture Fort Pickens which protected Pensacola Harbor. Bradford was the first Confederate officer from Florida to die in the War Between the States.
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